Pentagon with more on this runup. Its the first time in over two months u. S. Navy has seized iranian weapons. The u. S. Navy video shows sailors from the cruiser normandy, during a small ship carrying over 150 iranian antitank missiles. For only the second time, surfacetoair missiles. Drone parts and other advanced weapons in the arabian sea. The u. S. Navy says it sees the iranian weapon sunday. These images and videos released minutes before the senate vote terrain and president froms ability to wage war on iraq. A veto from the president is expected. Earlier this week, tehran marked the end of the 40 day islamic morning period after that targeted killing of qassem soleimani, irans top military commander killed in the u. S. Drone strike in baghdad. Iran has vowed to avenge his death, including attacking jerusalem. Earlier today more shell landed at a base in Northern Iraq where u. S. Troops or house. There were no injuries. Its the same days where an american interpreter was killed
The metal wall of their cell, and no guard heard that . Its the first escape ever from the maximum security portion of that prison since it was built in 1865. Brian yen is is live in new york city. Hi brian. And like you said no one has ever. Sin it was, and police say the convicted murderer is 48 years old richard matt and 38yearold david pulled off a sophisticated plan. On saturday during a morning check, guards found the men missing, their beds with clothes to appear as though they were sleeping. They used then they used the power tool cut through a steel plate 2 feet thick in the back of their cell. They walked onto a sixstoryhigh catwalk, cutting their way through the pipes and tunnels eventually escape out of a manhope cover blocks away. The two men left a note and that Governor Cuomo saying they do not believe that someone helped them open that manhole from the outside. You couldnt go from to the street level through the manhole, but we are carefully retraced the steps literally
I can confirm that its 1 19 when we got the last transmission from the cockpit that said, all right, good night. Initial investigation indicated by the co pilot who basically spoke the last time. That was march 17th. This is one of the few angles that did not change day after day. Until today, that is it. Yet another change in information, frustrating for everyone particularly the family members of those on board. Nic robertson has more information on that front as well. What do we know about this final signoff and what was said . You heard it from their own mouths, a News Conference i was there, we all heard it, now were getting a new story. Look at this news release that we got from the malaysian government saying that the last transmission from air Traffic Control from the cockpit now is good night, malaysian 370. Read further down that news release, and you read that they are still doing forensic investigation to determine whether it was the pilot or the copilot who actually said a
Villages. The u. S. Also stepping up humanitarian efforts deploying a team to distribute food, water an other supplies to the tens of thousands of iraqis now literally on the run. And political chaos in baghdad. The iraqi president nominating a new Prime Minister as calls for a whole new government now are growing. Chief White House Correspondent ed henry joining me now live from washington. All right, a lot to cover today, ed. So lets start with this call for a new government. What do you know . Whats happening right now is nuri al maliki, whos been in power for almost a decade in iraq, the writing is on the wall obviously that he needs to go and the new iraqi president saying weve got a new Prime Minister, youre going to be gone in the next few weeks. But maliki were told is assembling tanks and troops in baghdad as if hes staying for the long haul. So this could get quite messy for the u. S. Which doesnt want to look like its ousting maliki but also doesnt want to get behind him and
Sweeps through a ferry with hundreds of people on board. Why are authorities now launching a criminal investigation . Wolf blitzer is off today. Im brianna keilar. Youre in the situation room. Were following the breaking news. The indonesian government officially asking for u. S. Help in the search for that missing airasia flight. The pentagon says it could include planes ships, perhaps underwater devices and the massive search is about to get under way for a third day as dawn is breaking over the java sea where officials fear the plane crashed with 162 people on board. We are covering all angles of the breaking news with our correspondents and expert guests including the former head of the National Transportation safety board, debra hersman. We begin in surabaya indonesia with cnns Andrew Stevens. Andrew, give us the latest. Reporter brianna, as you say, dawn is just breaking here in surabaya. And the search aircrafts will be back in the air in the moment now. They have about an hour